Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in France, we use the following websites to find information relevant to France and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for France
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for France:
- 43.972414, -111.275227
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on France
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Fremont County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fremont County
- Since France is near Teton County and also Teton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Teton County
- eBird sighting report for Teton County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named France ...
We found five communities that share the name France.
Within Idaho, the name France is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Michigan
- Kalkaska County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of France [Kalkaska County].
- Monroe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of France [Monroe County].
- Tennessee
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near France ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Cache
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Chester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Chester is located in Fremont County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <3>
- Felt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felt
- Felt is located in Teton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felt <3>
- Grainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainville
- Grainville is located in Fremont County
- Greentimber ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greentimber have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentimber
- Greentimber is located in Fremont County
- Marysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Marysville is located in Fremont County
- Squirrel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Warm River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm River
- Warm River is located in Fremont County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
How Far From France to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as France to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in France and extending to:
- Saint Anthony, which is the Seat of Fremont County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from France to Saint Anthony, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 246 miles [395.9 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,793 miles [2,885.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 70 days and walking would take 102 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,788 miles [10,924.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,557 miles [12,161.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,553 miles [8,936.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for France. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fremont County: www.co.fremont.id.us/
The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that France could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- France) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in France. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9724, Longitude: -111.2752 In this case, the coordinates for France have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from France to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.703 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.504 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.116 degrees. |